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12 July 2012
Issue: 7522 / Categories: Movers & Shakers
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Lucy Scott-Moncrieff

Lucy Scott-Moncrieff has been appointed as the president of the Law Society

Lucy is the managing partner of Scott-Moncrieff and Associates LLP, a virtual law firm that undertakes legal aid work on behalf of vulnerable children and adults.

Lucy will focus on promoting the profession at home and abroad, helping solicitors deal with the difficulties caused by the current economic and political situation, and supporting all the initiatives and innovations the profession is coming up with. Lucy says: “I hope to achieve greater public understanding of the important role that solicitors play in our society, whether in the City or the High Street.”

Issue: 7522 / Categories: Movers & Shakers
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MOVERS & SHAKERS

HFW—Nelson Wang

HFW—Nelson Wang

HFW strengthens global insurance practice and Greater China offering with London Partner hire

Burges Salmon—David McEwing

Burges Salmon—David McEwing

Burges Salmon boosts Energy and Utilities practice with appointment of David McEwing

Browne Jacobson—Alexander Studholme

Browne Jacobson—Alexander Studholme

Browne Jacobson adds international construction arbitration partner in London push

NEWS
A former senior judge has warned peers against scrapping juries for fraud and financial crimes, ahead of the Courts and Tribunals Bill’s second reading in the House of Lords this week
Civil practitioners face changes spanning debt recovery, workplace harassment and possession claims, alongside guidance on insolvency challenges and children proceedings

Finding matrimonial wealth is as challenging as dividing it, as family disputes draw practitioners into asset tracing, offshore structures and insolvency

Agreement between opponents offers no guarantee that a court will approve a retrospective increase to a costs budget
Climate change belongs on every lawyer’s agenda, with risks extending far beyond environmental practice into commercial advice, litigation and access to justice
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